Researchers including National Cancer Institute (NCI) Project Officer Annette Kaufman and former Project Officer Bob Vollinger used the NCI 2020 Health Information National Trends Survey to examine public opinion of proposed restrictions on tobacco product placement and advertising at point-of-sale and on social media. The authors found broad support—for example, 60% of U.S. adults support a policy prohibiting tobacco advertising on social media. Opposition and neutrality to policies differed by sociodemographic characteristics. Furthermore, adults who smoked were more likely than adults who never or who previously smoked to be neutral toward or oppose restrictions on product placement. They were not, however, more likely to be neutral toward or oppose advertising restrictions. The authors recommend using their findings to raise awareness about the benefits of restrictions on product placement and advertising. Read the paper.